Divisions

The Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement services throughout Polk County. The Sheriff's Office is the responsible agency for unincorporated Polk County, the cities of Alleman, Bondurant, Elkhart, Grimes, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers at Saylorville Lake and the Polk County Courthouse.

The Polk County Jail is a 325,000 square-feet facility that sits on 40 acres of land just north of Des Moines. The facility has 1,500 beds and the ability to expand capacity an additional 1,000 beds to handle the projected increase of Polk County's inmate population through at least 2030.

Court Services Division consists of three areas:Civil Process is responsible for receiving, processing and serving civil and criminal court orders and legal documents.Courthouse Security provides law enforcement functions within the Polk County Courthouse and River Point Court Annex building and Court Staging.Personnel Section is responsible for hiring, recruitment and selection processes for the Polk County Sheriff's Office.